http://www.channelinsider.com IBM - RSS Feeds en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:39:04 -0400 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:39:04 -0400 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:59:39 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBMs-Earnings-Strength-Calms-Tech-Jitters/?kc=rss - By Tiffany Wu NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - IBM (IBM) posted a higher-than-expected preliminary quarterly profit and affirmed its full-year outlook, calming some fears that the financial crisis is sparking a meltdown in technology demand. Shares of IBM, the world's largest computer services comp...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBMs-Earnings-Strength-Calms-Tech-Jitters/?kc=rss Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:02:10 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Creates-Data-Center-Certification-New-Support/?kc=rss - When does a certification double as a symbol of expertise in a major technology area and knowing how to do business with a particular major vendor? When the certification is a New Enterprise Data Center specialty certification from IBM. Big Blue is moving toward a new mindset around selling solutio...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Creates-Data-Center-Certification-New-Support/?kc=rss Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:13:13 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Reworks-Storage-Strategy/?kc=rss - SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - IBM (IBM) is making a major push to upgrade computer storage products and services it offers customers struggling to manage mountainous piles of data being created inside their organizations. The company is announcing more then 30 new or upgraded products or service...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Reworks-Storage-Strategy/?kc=rss Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:33:03 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X301-Updates-Companys-Notebook-Line/?kc=rss - Lenovo is updating the cutting edge of its ThinkPad notebook line with the X301 laptop, which will include new, low-volt Intel processors and a larger solid-state drive option, and builds on the company's much-talked-about ThinkPad X300 notebook. Lenovo released the original ThinkPad X300 laptop...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X301-Updates-Companys-Notebook-Line/?kc=rss Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:38:05 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Blades-Destined-for-Rackable-Modular-Data-Center/?kc=rss - IBM and Rackable Systems have inked a new agreement that will allow Rackable to pack IBM's BladeCenter systems in its modular data center for the first time. The agreement, which the two companies are expected to announce July 28, will allow Rackable to offer IBM's BladeCenter T and HT blade ch...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Blades-Destined-for-Rackable-Modular-Data-Center/?kc=rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:15:59 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Tight-Credit-Market-Shoots-Software-Financing-Growth-into-the-Stratosphere/?kc=rss - IBM Global Financing's software leasing business skyrocketed in the first quarter, up 90 percent year over year, in part due to recent shock wave sent across credit markets by the mortgage market meltdown. quot;I knew it was growing at a good clip, but I was surprised to see how big it was in th...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Tight-Credit-Market-Shoots-Software-Financing-Growth-into-the-Stratosphere/?kc=rss Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:12:02 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Automated-Backups-Give-Client-Weekends-Back/?kc=rss - Russ Erickson is thrilled to have his weekends back. The system administrator for food distributor Nicholas amp; Company used to spend about six hours every Saturday night at the office, backing up Nicholas amp; Co.'s servers. But with the help of IBM VAR Vision Solutions, Nicholas amp; Co...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Automated-Backups-Give-Client-Weekends-Back/?kc=rss Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:10:32 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-to-Sell-Support-for-Rival-to-Microsoft-Office/?kc=rss - BOSTON (Reuters) - IBM will offer help desk service for its Symphony line of software, raising the competition with rival Microsoft Corp's suite of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The programs from International Business Machines Corp have been available for free on its Web site since September 2007...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-to-Sell-Support-for-Rival-to-Microsoft-Office/?kc=rss Fri, 16 May 2008 09:19:27 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Hops-on-Web-Syndication-Bandwagon/?kc=rss - The last thing VARs, especially smaller shops like Lighthouse Computer Services, want to spend time on is updating information and listings of hundreds, even thousands, of vendor products on their Web sites. So when IBM , which makes up about 90 percent of Lighthouse's business, introduced Web s...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Hops-on-Web-Syndication-Bandwagon/?kc=rss Sun, 11 May 2008 13:59:21 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Cheet-Sheet-IBM-PartnerWorld-Program/?kc=rss - IBM PartnerWorld Program Headquarters: 1 New Orchard Road, Armonk, N.Y., 10590 Contact number: 800 426 9990 Website: www.ibm.com Number of Global partners: 100,000 Leadership CEO: Sam Palmisano Global Channel Chief: Ravi Marwaha, General Manager, IBM Global Business Partner...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Cheet-Sheet-IBM-PartnerWorld-Program/?kc=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 14:05:42 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Cognos-Restricts-Entry-for-IBM-VARs/?kc=rss - IBM VARs hoping to sell Cognos software following IBMs acquisition of Cognos may have to think again, as Cognos officials told Channel Insider that the company is going to heavily control the number of new VARs entering its channel program. Mel Zeledon, vice president of Global Alliances and Channe...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/Cognos-Restricts-Entry-for-IBM-VARs/?kc=rss Wed, 07 May 2008 17:28:55 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-launches-SMB-Assult/?kc=rss - IBM has added more strings to its SMB bow, by unveiling new channel programs aimed at helping partners and ISVs to unite and deliver solutions based on Big Blues platform to for the small business sector. The vendor is launching new platforms as it looks to move aggressively into the SMB sector,...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-launches-SMB-Assult/?kc=rss Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:47:59 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Reveals-Security-As-a-Service-Offering/?kc=rss - IBM is pushing further into the on-demand delivery arena by launching its first set of security-as-a-service offerings since its acquisition of Internet Security Systems in August 2006. Serving primarily the small and midsize business sector, the new services will be sold through the IBM ISS cha...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Reveals-Security-As-a-Service-Offering/?kc=rss Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:42:10 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Goes-Deeper-with-Vertical-Partner-Push/?kc=rss - IBM is opening up its Vertical Industry Program to encourage VARs and ISVs to provide joint solutions based on IBMs servers, blades and storage platforms targeted at specific vertical industries. Previously, VIP was only applicable in pilot phase on IBMs System i. However, in a move that reflects t...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Goes-Deeper-with-Vertical-Partner-Push/?kc=rss Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:30:10 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Buoys-Tech-Sector/?kc=rss - By Philipp Gollner SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 (Reuters) - IBM posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday and raised its 2008 outlook, boosting the shares 2.7 percent and sending an encouraging signal about technology earnings in the face of a weak U.S. economy. International Bus...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/IBM/IBM-Buoys-Tech-Sector/?kc=rss